deferral

Who acts: act, Sophie, bank, school, many pupils, deferral · What happens: put off, allow, defer, start, ask, agree · To what, where: something, delay, exam, university place, deferral, loan payments

«deferral» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: deferral in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

The act of putting something off until a later time; a delay that is allowed: «the deferral of the exam».

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 act	det
2	act	act	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	4 putting	mark
4	putting	put	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 act	acl
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 putting	obj
6	off	off	ADP	_	4 putting	compound:prt
7	until	until	ADP	_	10 time	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 time	det
9	later	late	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	10 time	amod
10	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 putting	obl
11	;	;	PUNCT	_	13 delay	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 delay	det
13	delay	delay	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 act	appos
14	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	16 allowed	nsubj:pass
15	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 allowed	aux:pass
16	allowed	allow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 delay	acl:relcl
17	:	:	PUNCT	_	16 allowed	punct
18	«	«	PUNCT	_	20 deferral	punct
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 deferral	det
20	deferral	deferral	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 allowed	obl
21	of	of	ADP	_	23 exam	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 exam	det
23	exam	exam	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 deferral	nmod
24	»	»	PUNCT	_	20 deferral	punct
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 act	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	put off	gerund	the act not said here	something	time		vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent something=Goal
2	allow	present · passive		a delay		the deferral of the exam obl	vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary
3	defer in a quote			the exam			nom deferral «state transitive»: of=patient

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

An official permission to start something later, such as a place at university or school.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 permission	det
2	official	official	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 permission	amod
3	permission	permission	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 start	mark
5	start	start	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 permission	acl
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 start	obj
7	later	late	ADV	Degree=Cmp	6 something	advmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 place	punct
9	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	12 place	case
10	as	as	ADP	_	9 such	fixed
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 place	det
12	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 something	nmod
13	at	at	ADP	_	14 university	case
14	university	university	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 place	nmod
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 school	cc
16	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 university	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 permission	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	start	to-infinitive		something				such a place at university or school	vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality

Example 1

Sophie asked for a deferral of her university place for a year.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sophie	Sophie	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 asked	nsubj
2	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	for	for	ADP	_	5 deferral	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 deferral	det
5	deferral	deferral	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 asked	obl
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 place	case
7	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 place	nmod:poss
8	university	university	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 place	compound
9	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 deferral	nmod
10	for	for	ADP	_	12 year	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 year	det
12	year	year	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 place	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 asked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	past	Sophie					for a deferral of Sophie's university place for a year	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	defer			Sophie's university place for a year					nom deferral «state transitive»: of=patient

Example 2

The bank allowed a deferral of the loan payments.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bank	det
2	bank	bank	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 allowed	nsubj
3	allowed	allow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 deferral	det
5	deferral	deferral	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 allowed	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 payments	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 payments	det
8	loan	loan	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 payments	compound
9	payments	payment	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 deferral	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 allowed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	allow	past	the bank	a deferral of the loan payments					vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent deferral=Beneficiary
2	defer			the loan payments					nom deferral «state transitive»: of=patient

Example 3

The school agreed to a deferral of the test because so many pupils were ill.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 school	det
2	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 agreed	nsubj
3	agreed	agree	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 deferral	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 deferral	det
6	deferral	deferral	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 agreed	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 test	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 test	det
9	test	test	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 deferral	nmod
10	because	because	SCONJ	_	15 ill	mark
11	so	so	ADV	_	12 many	advmod
12	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 pupils	amod
13	pupils	pupil	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 ill	nsubj
14	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	15 ill	cop
15	ill	ill	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 agreed	advcl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 agreed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	agree speech: agree	past	the school		to a deferral of the test	vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is	past	many pupils		ill property	tree rules
3	defer			the test		nom deferral «state transitive»: of=patient

Example 4

A deferral is not the same as a cancellation.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 deferral	det
2	deferral	deferral	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 same	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 same	cop
4	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	6 same	advmod
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 same	det
6	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	as	as	ADP	_	9 cancellation	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 cancellation	det
9	cancellation	cancellation	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 same	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 same	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not is	present	a deferral					as a cancellation; same property	tree rules

Example 5

His deferral was granted, so he can start next term.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 deferral	nmod:poss
2	deferral	deferral	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 granted	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 granted	aux:pass
4	granted	grant	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 start	punct
6	so	so	ADV	_	9 start	advmod
7	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 start	nsubj
8	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 start	aux
9	start	start	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 granted	conj
10	next	next	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 term	amod
11	term	term	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 start	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 granted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	grant	past · passive		His deferral	vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme
2	start	can	he	next term	vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent term=Eventuality
3	defer		His = he		nom deferral «state transitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

The council announced a deferral of the building work.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 council	det
2	council	council	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 announced	nsubj
3	announced	announce	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 deferral	det
5	deferral	deferral	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 announced	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 work	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 work	det
8	building	building	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 work	compound
9	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 deferral	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 announced	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	announce speech: other	past	the council	a deferral of the building work					vn reflexive_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent deferral=Theme
2	defer			the building work					nom deferral «state transitive»: of=patient

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